Judit Csoma

The slow decay of a marriage sets the stage for this drama, which is leavened with understated humor. In 1988, Jozsi (Gergely Kocsis) is a Hungarian laborer who decides to marry Elizaveta (Eniko Borcsok), a woman of Hungarian descent living in the Ukraine. 1996 finds Joszi and Elizaveta the parents of a young girl, but otherwise their marriage is a shambles; Jozsi has become an alcoholic and Elizaveta has decided she needs to strike out on her own for the sake of her child. Shot on digital video as a project for Hungarian television, Paszport was directed by Peter Gothar, who previously made the international success Megall Az Ido.

Selfie Academy's dream couple, Anabell and Romeo are the most popular influencers in the country. They have a joint account and need 12.763 to reach one million, which would be a national record. During a cozy date night at the movies, Anabell makes a strange discovery: She finds an engagement ring in the popcorn box. In the crossfire of flashing cell phones, Romeo gets down on one knee. They are on cloud nine, along with their followers, and have no clue that in a few hours their perfect life turns into a nightmare.

Surely everyone who grew up before 1989 on the “eastern side” of the Iron Curtain will relate to this astonishing animation. The film follows three young Hungarians, who decide to travel to the West with fake train tickets. What starts as a fun idea turns quickly into a lucrative black-market job model. Soon the authorities are on their tracks. The film is based on an original idea by Gabor Sipos, who produced the Oscar-winning “Son of Saul”.